The COHIPPS is an interactive shared experience intended to help students understand what it may be like to live in poverty. People living on a fixed income are often faced with difficult choices. It is important for health profession students to understand the treatment and/or compliance regimen of people living with poverty. Students will explore the realities of living with significant financial constraints, limited time, and high stress by role playing as a family challenged by a specific set of conditions. Recognizing that some faculty will encourage students to attend as part of a class assignment or extra-credit activity, we have set up a way to verify student’s participation in the event. Please email
Dr. Lori Porter before the event if you would like to have verification of student’s participation in the event as a class assignment or extra-credit activity.